Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Players

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
MD Marshall	4.2	-	24	4	6.50	West Indies	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	23 Nov 1990	Test # 1157
CA Walsh	5.1	1	14	4	7.75	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	19 Apr 1991	Test # 1169
Wasim Akram	9.0	-	28	5	10.80	Pakistan	v West Indies	Lahore	6 Dec 1990	Test # 1158
C Pringle	16.0	4	52	7	13.71	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	26 Oct 1990	Test # 1153
SLV Raju	17.5	13	12	6	17.83	India	v Sri Lanka	Chandigarh	23 Nov 1990	Test # 1156
CJ McDermott	24.4	2	97	8	18.50	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1991	Test # 1163
BA Reid	22.0	12	51	7	18.85	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1990	Test # 1159
Waqar Younis	16.0	3	46	5	19.20	Pakistan	v West Indies	Faisalabad	23 Nov 1990	Test # 1157
TM Alderman	22.0	7	47	6	22.00	Australia	v England	Brisbane	23 Nov 1990	Test # 1155
CJ McDermott	15.0	4	42	4	22.50	Australia	v West Indies	St John's	27 Apr 1991	Test # 1170
IR Bishop	19.2	7	41	5	23.20	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	6 Dec 1990	Test # 1158
CEL Ambrose	20.0	5	35	5	24.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	6 Dec 1990	Test # 1158
MG Hughes	16.1	2	44	4	24.25	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	19 Apr 1991	Test # 1169
Waqar Younis	17.0	3	44	4	25.50	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	15 Nov 1990	Test # 1154
MG Hughes	17.0	5	48	4	25.50	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	5 Apr 1991	Test # 1168
MG Hughes	17.0	2	65	4	25.50	Australia	v West Indies	St John's	27 Apr 1991	Test # 1170
Waqar Younis	30.2	13	76	7	26.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Faisalabad	26 Oct 1990	Test # 1153
IR Bishop	17.2	6	47	4	26.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	23 Nov 1990	Test # 1157
Waqar Younis	22.0	-	76	5	26.40	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	15 Nov 1990	Test # 1154
BA Reid	18.0	3	53	4	27.00	Australia	v England	Brisbane	23 Nov 1990	Test # 1155
RJ Ratnayake	18.2	6	45	4	27.50	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	31 Jan 1991	Test # 1162
CJ McDermott	23.0	3	80	5	27.60	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	1 Mar 1991	Test # 1166
GF Labrooy	19.0	6	42	4	28.50	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Auckland	1 Mar 1991	Test # 1165
Waqar Younis	23.5	9	54	5	28.60	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Faisalabad	26 Oct 1990	Test # 1153
BP Patterson	24.0	1	83	5	28.80	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	1 Mar 1991	Test # 1166
MG Hughes	20.0	7	37	4	30.00	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1991	Test # 1163
CJ McDermott	26.3	3	97	5	31.80	Australia	v England	Adelaide	25 Jan 1991	Test # 1161
MG Hughes	21.3	4	67	4	32.25	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	1 Mar 1991	Test # 1166
CL Cairns	27.0	6	75	5	32.40	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Auckland	1 Mar 1991	Test # 1165
Waqar Younis	37.5	11	86	7	32.42	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	18 Oct 1990	Test # 1152
Waqar Younis	22.0	7	40	4	33.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Karachi	10 Oct 1990	Test # 1151
CJ McDermott	22.0	6	49	4	33.00	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	19 Apr 1991	Test # 1169
GF Labrooy	23.0	5	68	4	34.50	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	31 Jan 1991	Test # 1162
W Watson	36.0	10	78	6	36.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Lahore	18 Oct 1990	Test # 1152
AR Border	30.0	11	68	5	36.00	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	23 Mar 1991	Test # 1167
Wasim Akram	24.0	5	60	4	36.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Karachi	10 Oct 1990	Test # 1151
Wasim Akram	24.0	4	61	4	36.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Lahore	6 Dec 1990	Test # 1158
BP Patterson	24.0	1	80	4	36.00	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	23 Mar 1991	Test # 1167
RJ Ratnayake	30.4	10	77	5	36.80	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Hamilton	22 Feb 1991	Test # 1164
BA Reid	39.0	8	97	6	39.00	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1990	Test # 1159
ARC Fraser	39.0	10	82	6	39.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1990	Test # 1159
BP Patterson	26.0	2	50	4	39.00	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	5 Apr 1991	Test # 1168
CA Walsh	26.0	2	56	4	39.00	West Indies	v Australia	St John's	27 Apr 1991	Test # 1170
PAJ DeFreitas	26.2	6	56	4	39.50	England	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1991	Test # 1161
ME Waugh	28.0	6	80	4	42.00	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	19 Apr 1991	Test # 1169
BA Reid	29.0	9	53	4	43.50	Australia	v England	Adelaide	25 Jan 1991	Test # 1161
PCR Tufnell	37.0	18	61	5	44.40	England	v Australia	Sydney	4 Jan 1991	Test # 1160
N Kapil Dev	29.4	15	36	4	44.50	India	v Sri Lanka	Chandigarh	23 Nov 1990	Test # 1156
Wasim Akram	29.5	12	44	4	44.75	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Karachi	10 Oct 1990	Test # 1151
DK Morrison	29.5	3	105	4	44.75	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	26 Oct 1990	Test # 1153
CL Cairns	32.0	5	136	4	48.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Auckland	1 Mar 1991	Test # 1165
CEL Ambrose	34.0	7	78	4	51.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	15 Nov 1990	Test # 1154
DK Morrison	44.0	6	153	5	52.80	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	31 Jan 1991	Test # 1162
C Pringle	43.0	13	100	4	64.50	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	26 Oct 1990	Test # 1153
DE Malcolm	45.0	12	128	4	67.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	4 Jan 1991	Test # 1160
W Watson	46.1	10	121	4	69.25	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	31 Jan 1991	Test # 1162

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]